Hi Boris, I found the 17-35 very acceptable in all other respects, it's interesting to note that it's not just Klaus who noticed the field curvature but Pop Photo and IIRC Shutterbug. It may have been one of the few times I should have given more heed to the reviewers opinions.
Regards, John ________________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 13 November 2008 19:28 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Opinions about DA 17-70/4 SDM wanted Hi! Thanks, John. Yes, I noticed that some of the reviews mentioned that... I will have another, closer, look. Boris John Whittingham wrote: > Hi Boris > > The Tamron 17-35 has quite a bit of field curvature resulting in a > lot of images that do not look sharp at the edges. This was something > I found quite unacceptable in a lens I used mainly for landscape and > group photographs and I eventually sold it and bought the DA 16-45. > The DA 16-45 has to be one of the best value lenses I ever bought and > I'm more than satisfied with the results. Apparently the Tamron 17-50 > shares the same field curvature issues as the 17-35, I'm hoping the > 10-24 performs better in this respect because I'd really like to try > one and keep it company with my Tamron 28-75 or a bag full of FA > primes. > > Regards, > > John -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
